The Bible Believers Sunday Service
THE BIBLE BELIEVERS SUNDAY SERVICE: I Quit
I Quit: When God’s Mightiest Servants Reached Their Breaking Point, Lost Their Courage And Discovered That Their Calling Was Stronger Than Their Discouragement
“I Quit” are two words that nearly every servant of God will be tempted to say at some point in the ministry. The Bible does not airbrush its heroes or pretend that men of faith never collapse beneath the burden. Jeremiah decided to stop preaching, Peter returned to his fishing boat, Elijah asked God to let him die, John the Baptist questioned Christ from prison, Moses could no longer carry the people, David became convinced that Saul would eventually kill him, and Paul despaired even of life. These were not weak men playing at ministry; they were mighty servants who discovered that calling does not make the flesh indestructible. The difference was not that they never reached the breaking point—it was that God met them there and refused to allow their darkest moment to become the final chapter. Christian, do you feel like quitting today? This message is for you.
“O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.” Jeremiah 20:7 (KJB)
The Bible Believers Sunday Service: I Quit
I Quit
“For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;” 2 Corinthians 1:8-10 (KJB)
God’s calling does not make His servants immune to exhaustion, fear, disappointment, loneliness, or doubt. God sometimes allows His servants to reach the end of their own strength so they will learn to trust “in God which raiseth the dead.”
MAIN POINT: The breaking point does not have to become the quitting point.
Dispensational Note: Jeremiah and Elijah ministered to Israel under the law and the prophetic program. John the Baptist and Peter ministered in connection with Israel, Messiah, and the kingdom. Paul is our apostle and doctrinal pattern for the present Church Age. These men did not occupy the same dispensational position, but the spiritual principle remains: God’s servants are weak, but God remains faithful.
I. Jeremiah: When Faithful Preaching Brings Reproach
“O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me. For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily. Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.” Jeremiah 20:7-9 (KJB)
A. Jeremiah was faithful, but faithfulness did not protect him from discouragement
Jeremiah preached exactly what God told him to preach. Instead of producing repentance, his preaching produced mockery, opposition, persecution, and reproach. His discouragement was not caused by disobedience. It came while he was faithfully carrying out his calling.
B. Jeremiah allowed his circumstances to distort his perception
When Jeremiah accused the LORD of deceiving him, he was speaking out of anguish, not giving a doctrinal statement about God’s character. God had already warned Jeremiah that the people would fight against him. Jeremiah had not been deceived; he had become overwhelmed by the cost of obeying God.
C. Jeremiah attempted to resign
Jeremiah said:
- “I will not make mention of him.”
- I will not “speak any more in his name.”
- I am finished preaching.
- I will remain silent.
D. The Word would not release the prophet
Jeremiah could close his mouth, but he could not extinguish the Word burning inside him. The pain of holding back the message became greater than the pain of delivering it. Jeremiah tried to silence the message, but the message would not release the messenger.
II. Peter: When Personal Failure Makes You Go Backward
“Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.” John 21:3 (KJB)
A. Peter had once appeared fearless
Peter had promised to follow Jesus even unto death. But when confronted during the Lord’s trial, Peter denied Christ three times. His confidence in himself was shattered. That’s a great starting point for the Christian, to have your self-confidence broken. You must decrease, He must increase.
B. Peter returned to something familiar
Peter did not formally say, “I quit.” Nevertheless, his actions indicate retreat. Not knowing what place remained for him, Peter returned to the occupation he had known before Jesus called him.
He could return to the boat, but he could not return to his old life as though Christ had never called him.
C. Peter’s retreat influenced other people
When Peter said, “I go a fishing,” the others answered, “We also go with thee.”
A discouraged leader rarely retreats alone. Other people are watching, and they may follow him into his withdrawal.
D. The Lord allowed Peter’s nets to remain empty
Peter had years of fishing experience, but “that night they caught nothing.” The empty nets demonstrated that Peter could accomplish nothing independently of Christ. Jesus already had fish and bread waiting on the shore. Christ did not need Peter’s catch; Peter needed Christ’s provision.
E. Christ restored Peter through love and recommissioning
“So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.” John 21:15 (KJB)
“He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.” John 21:16,17 (KJB)
Jesus did not ask Peter whether he still felt brave. Peter’s self-confidence was gone. The question was, “Lovest thou me?”
Peter’s restoration was followed by a renewed commission:
- “Feed my lambs.”
- “Feed my sheep.”
- “Follow me.”
Teaching Truth: Failure said, “Go back.” Jesus Christ said, “Follow me.”
III. Elijah: When Exhaustion Follows a Great Victory
“But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.” 1 Kings 19:4 (KJB)
A. Elijah’s collapse came immediately after his Mount Carmel victory
Elijah had confronted 450 prophets of Baal. God had answered by fire. The people had confessed that the LORD was God.
Then one threat from Jezebel sent Elijah running.
- Yesterday, Elijah faced 450 prophets.
- Today, he was afraid of one woman.
- Yesterday, he prayed for fire to fall.
- Today, he prayed for his life to end.
- Yesterday, he stood before a nation.
- Today, he sat alone beneath a tree.
B. Great victories can be followed by dangerous emotional lows
Spiritual victory does not make the flesh indestructible. Elijah had expended tremendous physical, emotional, and spiritual energy. When the excitement ended, exhaustion, disappointment, fear, and isolation descended upon him.
C. God addressed Elijah’s physical exhaustion
“And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee. And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.” 1 Kings 19:5-8 (KJB)
God did not begin by rebuking Elijah. He allowed him to sleep, provided food and water, and allowed him to sleep again. Sometimes a servant does not immediately need another sermon. He needs rest, nourishment, and time in the presence of God.
D. Discouragement distorted Elijah’s perception
“And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.” 1 Kings 19:10 (KJB)
Elijah felt alone, so he concluded that he was alone. But feelings are not facts.
“Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.” 1 Kings 19:18 (KJB)
Elijah saw no one. God saw seven thousand.
E. God restored Elijah in five ways
God gave Elijah:
- Rest for his body.
- Food for his strength.
- Truth for his distorted perspective.
- Work for his prophetic calling.
- Elisha for companionship.
MAIN POINT: Elijah’s juniper tree was a terrible moment, but it was not the conclusion of his ministry.
IV. John the Baptist: When Circumstances Contradict Expectations
“And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.” Matthew 11:1-6 (KJB)
A. John had been a mighty and fearless preacher
John had publicly identified Jesus Christ:
“The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” John 1:29 (KJB)
John had seen the Spirit descend upon Christ. He had identified Jesus as the Son of God. Yet confinement, uncertainty, and approaching death brought him to a moment of doubt.
B. John struggled to reconcile his circumstances with his preaching
John had announced:
- The coming King.
- The approaching kingdom.
- The axe laid to the root.
- The fan in Christ’s hand.
- The coming judgment by fire.
Yet Herod remained on the throne, and John remained in prison. The King had come, but John was still bound. Other people were receiving deliverance, but John’s prison door remained shut.
C. John did not understand the interval between the Advents
John belonged to Israel’s prophetic and kingdom program. He saw the prophecies concerning Messiah’s coming, His kingdom, and His judgment, but he did not yet understand the gap between the First and Second Advents or the still-unrevealed mystery of the Church Age.
The prophetic timetable was unfolding differently than John expected.
D. John took his question to the right Person
John did not send his disciples to Herod, the Pharisees, or public opinion. He sent them directly to Jesus Christ.
Faith is not the absence of painful questions. Faith takes those questions to the right Person.
E. Jesus answered John with scriptural evidence
“Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.” Matthew 11:4-6 (KJB)
Jesus did not explain every detail or promise that John would be released. He directed John back to the evidence of fulfilled Scripture.
The answer was essentially: Do not judge who I am by the bars surrounding you. Judge who I am by the Word of God.
F. Jesus did not define John by his weakest moment
“Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.” Matthew 11:11 (KJB)
John was questioning Jesus, but Jesus was not questioning John’s faithfulness. Christ knew the difference between hardened unbelief and a faithful servant suffering through a dark hour.
MAIN POINT: John’s question did not erase his calling, his courage, or his entire ministry.
V. Moses: When the Burden Becomes Too Heavy
“I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me. And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.” Numbers 11:14,15 (KJB)
A. Moses became overwhelmed by responsibility
Moses was attempting to carry the burden of the entire nation. The work truly was too heavy for one man.
B. Moses saw death as his only escape
Overwhelming pressure can narrow a person’s thinking until he can no longer see any solution except escape.
C. God provided shared responsibility
God instructed Moses to gather seventy elders. The LORD did not remove Moses from his calling; He provided other men to help carry the burden.
MAIN POINT: Sometimes the answer is not quitting the work but sharing the weight.
VI. David: When Fear Becomes Greater Than the Promise
“And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.” 1 Samuel 27:1 (KJB)
A. God had promised David the throne
Saul could not kill David without overthrowing the promise and purpose of God.
B. David listened to his heart instead of God’s promise
The verse begins, “David said in his heart.” David looked at Saul’s repeated attacks and concluded, “I shall now perish.” His circumstances appeared more powerful than God’s Word.
C. Discouragement drove David into enemy territory
When a servant stops resting in God’s promises, the world begins to look like a place of safety. David fled into the land of the Philistines because fear told him there was “nothing better.”
MAIN POINT: Discouragement causes us to calculate the future without including the faithfulness of God.
VII. Paul: When a Church-Age Servant Reaches the End of His Strength
“For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:” 2 Corinthians But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:” 2 Corinthians 1:8,9 (KJB)
A. Paul was pressed beyond his natural ability
Paul did not say that God would never allow something beyond human strength. He said that he was “pressed out of measure, above strength.” The pressure exceeded Paul’s natural ability to endure it.
B. Paul “despaired even of life”
This was not an immature believer. This was the apostle to the Gentiles. Yet he reached a place where death appeared certain.
C. God was destroying Paul’s self-reliance
The purpose is stated plainly:
“But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:” 2 Corinthians 1:9 (KJB)
God brought Paul to the end of himself so that Paul would place his complete confidence in the God of resurrection.
D. Paul also experienced abandonment
“At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge. Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.” 2 Timothy 4:16,17 (KJB)
Every human companion may leave, but the Lord remains.
MAIN POINT: When no man stood with Paul, the Lord stood with him. As it turned out, that was all he needed.
Spiritual Application
- Recognize the Different Causes of Discouragement
These servants became discouraged for different reasons:
- Jeremiah: mockery and rejection.
- Peter: personal failure and shame.
- Elijah: exhaustion, fear, and isolation.
- John: confinement and unmet expectations.
- Moses: overwhelming responsibility.
- David: prolonged persecution and fear.
- Paul: suffering, pressure, and abandonment.
The cause may differ, but the temptation is the same: stop, retreat, isolate yourself, or abandon the calling.
- Do Not Make Permanent Decisions During Temporary Collapse
Jeremiah decided never to preach again.
Peter decided to return to fishing.
Elijah asked to die.
David fled into enemy territory.
None of them was seeing clearly at that moment. Exhaustion, fear, humiliation, and loneliness are terrible counselors. Do not make a permanent decision while standing inside a temporary storm.
- Distinguish Between Rest and Retreat
Elijah needed sleep and food. Moses needed help carrying the burden. Peter needed restoration. John needed reassurance from Scripture. Rest is not quitting. Receiving help is not weakness. Stepping back long enough to regain strength is not the same as abandoning God’s calling.
- Do Not Turn Feelings Into Facts
Elijah felt alone, but seven thousand remained.
David felt certain that Saul would kill him, but God had promised him the throne.
John felt confused by the prison, but Jesus was still the Messiah.
Peter felt finished, but Christ still intended to use him.
Feelings are real, but they are not always reliable.
- Return to the Word of God
Jeremiah had the Word burning inside him.
Jesus directed John to the scriptural evidence.
David needed to remember God’s promise.
Paul learned to trust the God who raises the dead.
Discouragement grows when circumstances interpret the Bible. Faith returns when the Bible interprets the circumstances.
- Take Your Questions Directly to God
Jeremiah poured out his complaint before the LORD.
Elijah spoke honestly to God.
Moses cried unto the LORD.
John sent his question directly to Jesus.
God already knows the condition of the heart. Honest anguish brought into His presence is better than silent bitterness carried away from Him.
- Accept God’s Provision
God may provide:
- Rest, as He did for Elijah.
- Help, as He did for Moses.
- Correction, as He did for David.
- Scriptural reassurance, as He did for John.
- Restoration, as He did for Peter.
- Strength in loneliness, as He did for Paul.
- Renewed fire for the message, as He did for Jeremiah.
Do not reject the form in which God sends His help. He knows best, let HIM do it.
- Remember That Your Retreat Can Affect Others
When Peter said, “I go a fishing,” others followed. Leaders must remember that their responses to discouragement can influence families, churches, ministries, and younger believers. This does not mean pretending to be invincible. It means taking weakness to God before that weakness becomes a path others begin following.
- Do Not Define a Servant by His Weakest Moment
Jeremiah was more than his complaint.
Peter was more than his denial.
Elijah was more than his juniper tree.
John was more than his prison question.
Moses was more than his frustration.
David was more than his fearful retreat.
Paul was more than the moment when he despaired even of life.
God recorded their weakness, but He did not allow their weakness to write the final chapter.
- Understand What God Is Accomplishing
“But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:” 2 Corinthians 1:9 (KJB)
The ultimate purpose is the destruction of self-confidence. God does not need invincible men. There are none. He uses weak men who have learned that His grace, His Word, and His strength are sufficient.
Closing Challenge
Jeremiah tried to silence the message, but the Word burned within him.
Peter tried to return to fishing, but Jesus stood on the shore.
Elijah asked to die, but God fed him and sent him back.
John questioned Christ, but Christ answered him with the Word.
Moses wanted to escape the burden, but God sent men to help him.
David feared he would perish, but God’s promise remained unchanged.
Paul despaired even of life, but the Lord stood with him.
The common thread is not the strength of these men. The common thread is the faithfulness of their God.
“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” Galatians 6:9 (KJB)
“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 15:58 (KJB)
Final Questions
- Are you interpreting God through your circumstances, or your circumstances through the Word of God?
- Are you calling yourself alone when God still has seven thousand?
- Are you returning to old nets because of one terrible failure?
- Are you making permanent decisions while physically and emotionally exhausted?
- Are you looking at prison bars instead of the works of Christ?
- Are you trying to carry a burden God never intended you to carry alone?
- Are you trusting in yourself, or “in God which raiseth the dead”?
Final Challenge: Do not quit in the dark what God called you to do in the light. Rest if you must. Receive help when it is offered. Pour out your heart before the Lord. Return to the Word. Then arise, go back to the work, and continue in the strength which God supplies.
“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38,39 (KJB)
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The Secret Of The LORD Shows Us His Ways, And The Faith Of Him Secures Our Standing — One Reveals God’s Eternal Purpose While The Other Guarantees That It Cannot Fail
The secret of the LORD is not some mystical code reserved for religious elites; it is the intimate counsel of God entrusted to those who fear Him, receive His words and walk in obedience to His testimonies. The proud man may possess information about God, but the surrendered servant is taught the ways of God. Psalm 25 shows the order clearly: fear produces teachability, obedience places us in the paths of mercy and truth, and fellowship with the LORD brings understanding of His covenant and purpose. God reveals His secret to servants because revealed truth carries responsibility—we are expected to believe it, obey it and proclaim it. Welcome to the Sunday Service of the Bible Believers Church at the Bookstore!
“The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.” Psalm 25:14 (KJB)
When God brings us into the revelation of His eternal purpose in Christ, we discover that our access, righteousness and security do not rest upon our own wavering faithfulness, but upon “the faith of him.” We believe in Jesus Christ, but we are justified by the faith of Jesus Christ; our believing receives the gift, while His perfect obedience and finished work provide its unshakable foundation. Our confidence may tremble, our emotions may change and our performance may fail, but Jesus Christ cannot falter or deny Himself. The secret of the LORD reveals His purpose, and the faith of Him guarantees that purpose will be accomplished: the servant may falter, but the Saviour can never fail.
The Bible Believers Sunday Service: The Secret Of The Lord
The Secret Of The Lord
“The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.” Psalm 25:14 (KJB)
“According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.” Ephesians 3:11–12 (KJB)
The LORD reveals His secret counsel to those who fear Him, receive His words and walk in obedience. But our standing, access and security before God do not rest upon the strength of our faith. They rest upon the perfect and unfailing faith of Jesus Christ. The secret reveals God’s purpose; the faith of Christ guarantees its accomplishment.
I. The Secret of the LORD Is Given to Those Who Fear Him
“The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way. All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. For thy name’s sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great. What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth. The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant. Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.” Psalm 25:9-15 (KJB)
The fear of the LORD places a man in a teachable position. God does not entrust His counsel to the proud, rebellious or self-sufficient. He teaches the person who approaches Him with reverence, humility and submission. The secret of the LORD is not occult knowledge or a hidden code. It is the privilege of understanding God’s ways, His counsel, His covenant and His purpose. Being teachable and willing to follow Him appears to be one of the LORD’s special secrets.
In the opening of Psalm 25, there are 4 requests being made in the first 7 verses.
- “Shew me” verse 4
- “Lead me” verse 5
- “teach me” verse 5
- “remember me” verse 7
Application
Before asking God to show us deeper truth, we should ask whether we are obeying the truth He has already shown us. A person who refuses God’s plain commandments should not expect illumination concerning deeper spiritual matters.
II. Obedience Places Us in the Path of Mercy and Truth
“All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.” Psalm 25:10 (KJB)
The secret is not merely something we hear; it is something we walk in. God’s paths become clearer as we obey His testimonies. Obedience does not earn divine revelation. Rather, obedience demonstrates that we are prepared to receive, value and act upon what God reveals.
Application
The serious Bible student must come to the Scriptures with more than curiosity. He must come with a surrendered heart:
- What does God say?
- What does God require?
- What must I believe?
- What must I change?
- What must I do?
III. God Reveals His Secret to His Servants
“Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.” Amos 3:7 (KJB)
“And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,” 2 Timothy 2:24 (KJB)
“Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,” Romans 1:1 (KJB)
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ – James 1:1
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ – 2 Peter 1:1
Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ – Jude 1:1
Before God acted in judgment, He revealed His counsel to His prophets. They were called “servants” because divine revelation always carries divine responsibility. The prophets were not given God’s secret so they could admire their own knowledge. They were commanded to proclaim what God had revealed.
Application
Whenever God gives a preacher, teacher or Bible believer understanding, that person becomes responsible for what he knows.
Truth creates accountability:
- Truth must be believed.
- Truth must be obeyed.
- Truth must be proclaimed.
- Truth must never be corrupted for personal advantage.
IV. The Secret Leads Us to God’s Eternal Purpose in Christ
“And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:” Ephesians 3:9 (KJB)
“According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:” Ephesians 3:11 (KJB)
Psalm 25 speaks in covenant language, while Ephesians 3 reveals the mystery concerning the Church, the Body of Christ. These programs must not be confused, but the spiritual principle remains: God reveals His purpose according to His own timing and to His chosen servants.
The mystery revealed through Paul was not a revised version of Israel’s prophetic program. It had been “hid in God.” It reveals the unsearchable riches of Christ and God’s eternal purpose for the Church.
Application
We must rightly divide the word of truth. Everything in the Bible is written for our learning, but not everything is written doctrinally to us.
The believer must distinguish:
- Prophecy from mystery.
- Israel from the Church.
- Covenant promises from the Body of Christ.
- The earthly kingdom from our heavenly position.
V. Our Access to God Is by the Faith of Him
“In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.” Ephesians 3:12 (KJB)
Our access does not rest upon our feelings, performance or ability to maintain perfect confidence. We have access because we are in Jesus Christ, and that access is “by the faith of him.” Our faith may be weak, but His faith cannot weaken. Our confidence may fluctuate, but His faithfulness cannot change. Our performance may fail, but His finished work remains eternally sufficient.
Application
We do not approach God by presenting our worthiness. We approach God in the worthiness of Jesus Christ. Our boldness is not self-confidence. It is Christ-confidence.
VI. The Bible Distinguishes Our Believing From the Faith of Christ
“Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.” Galatians 2:16 (KJB)
This verse contains both sides of the doctrine:
- “The faith of Jesus Christ” describes the divine basis of our justification.
- “We have believed in Jesus Christ” describes our personal reception of it.
Our believing is necessary, but our believing is not the meritorious work that purchases salvation. We believe on the One whose faith, obedience, blood and finished work are completely sufficient.
Application
The sinner is not told to have faith in his own faith. He is commanded to believe on Jesus Christ. Salvation does not depend upon how intensely a sinner can believe. It depends upon whether the object of his faith is the Lord Jesus Christ.
VII. The Faith of Christ Provides the Righteousness We Could Never Produce
“Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:” Romans 3:22 (KJB)
“And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:” Philippians 3:9 (KJB)
Salvation requires perfect righteousness. We cannot produce it, maintain it or deserve it. God therefore gives the believer His righteousness through the faith of Jesus Christ.
It is:
- Not our righteousness.
- Not the righteousness of the law.
- Not religious performance.
- Not human faithfulness.
- The righteousness of God in Jesus Christ.
Application
Stop examining yourself to determine whether you are righteous enough to remain saved. You’re not and never will be. Instead, look to Jesus Christ, in whom we have been made accepted. Our assurance rests in His righteousness, not ours.
VIII. The Faith of Christ Sustains the Believer’s Daily Life
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20 (KJB)
The faith of Christ is not only connected with our justification; it is also the foundation of our Christian life. Paul did not say that he lived by confidence in himself. He lived by the faith of the Son of God. Christ loved us, gave Himself for us and now lives in us.
Application
Christian living is not attempting to ‘imitate Jesus’ through human determination. Imitating Jesus is what Antichrist will do! Rather, it is the life of Christ operating through a surrendered believer.
We supply the surrendered vessel; Christ supplies the life.
IX. The Two Doctrines Come Together
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The Secret of the LORD |
The Faith of Him |
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Reveals God’s counsel |
Accomplishes God’s purpose |
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Is with those who fear Him |
Is found perfectly in Jesus Christ |
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Calls the servant to obedience |
Gives the believer boldness and access |
| Shows us God’s covenant and ways |
Gives us God’s righteousness |
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Creates responsibility |
Produces security |
| Tells us what God is doing |
Guarantees that God’s purpose cannot fail |
Combined Truth
The secret of the LORD shows us that God desires surrendered servants who fear Him, obey Him and receive His counsel. The faith of Him shows us that the fulfillment of God’s eternal purpose does not finally rest upon the servant’s strength—it rests upon Jesus Christ. We are called to be faithful, but we are secured by the One who cannot be unfaithful.
“If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.” 2 Timothy 2:13 (KJB)
Application
Ask yourself:
- Do I truly fear the LORD, or do I merely possess religious knowledge?
- Am I obeying the truth God has already shown me?
- Am I a servant whom God can trust with greater understanding?
- Am I rightly dividing prophecy from mystery?
- Am I trusting my feelings and performance, or the finished work of Christ?
- Is my confidence resting in my faith, or in the faith of Him?
- Am I using revealed truth to serve others and glorify God?
Closing Challenge
The secret of the LORD is not given so that we may become proud of what we know. It is given so that we may understand His ways, submit to His Word and faithfully serve His purpose. At the same time, we must never confuse our service with the foundation of our salvation. We fear Him, obey Him and serve Him—but our boldness, access, righteousness and security rest completely in Jesus Christ. The servant may falter, but the Saviour cannot fail. The secret is revealed to those who fear Him, and its eternal purpose is secured by the faith of Him.
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Lending Unto The LORD Means Every Gift Given To The Poor, The Widow, The Fatherless And The Prisoner Is Entered Into An Eternal Account In Heaven
When the King James Bible says that showing pity to the poor is “lending unto the LORD,” it reveals an astonishing truth about Heaven’s accounting: the helpless may receive the gift, but God personally accepts responsibility for the debt. The orphan cannot repay the medicine that saved his life, the widow cannot return the food that sustained her, and the prisoner may never meet the person who placed a Bible within his reach, but none of that matters. The Lord sees every sack of rice, every gallon of clean water, every King James Bible, every prayer and every sacrificial dollar. What disappears from our hands on earth is entered into an account in Heaven, and the signature guaranteeing its repayment belongs to Almighty God.
“He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.” Proverbs 19:17 (KJB)
One day, at the Judgment Seat of Christ, we ma finally discover what those gifts accomplished. We may meet children from Glory Fellowship Orphanage who lived because medicine arrived, families spared from disease because clean water began flowing, prisoners whose chains were broken by the word of God, and forgotten widows who knew that somebody cared. We gave what was temporary; God produced something eternal. We supplied water, food, medicine and Bibles—but the Lord transformed those things into preserved lives, answered prayers and rescued souls. That is the breathtaking promise of Proverbs 19:17 – when we help someone who has no possible way to repay us, the Lord steps forward and says, “Put it on My account—and I will pay it again.”
The Bible Believers Sunday Service: Lending Unto The Lord
Lending Unto The Lord: Heaven’s Accounting for the Widows, the Orphans, the Poor and the Prisoner
Main Text
“He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.” Proverbs 19:17 (KJB)
Central Truth
When we give to people who cannot repay us, the Lord places Himself on the other side of the transaction. The poor may receive the gift, but God assumes the debt—and God never forgets what He owes.
“For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.” Hebrews 6:10-12 (KJB)
I. God Personally Identifies With the Forgotten
The world measures people by their usefulness, influence and ability to return a favor. God looks especially upon those who have no influence and nothing with which to repay us.
“A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.” Psalm 68:5 (KJB)
“The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;” Isaiah 61:1 (KJB)
Widows, orphans, the poor and prisoners are not invisible to God. He identifies Himself as their Defender. Therefore, the way we treat the helpless reveals something about the condition of our hearts toward the Lord.
Truth: God notices the people whom society overlooks.
Application: When we look into the faces of the children at Glory Fellowship Orphanage, we are looking at children whose Father and Defender is God Himself.
II. Compassion Must Become Action
Proverbs 19:17 does not merely describe someone who feels sorry for the poor. It speaks of “that which he hath given.” Biblical pity moves from the heart to the hands.
“My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.” 1 John 3:18 (KJB)
“But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?” 1 John 3:17 (KJB)
Compassion purchased medicine. Compassion delivered fresh water. Compassion installed a 10,000-liter tank. Compassion must now help dig a permanent well.
Truth: Sympathy sees the need; empathy and compassion does something about it. Sympathy is feeling care and concern for someone else’s misfortune, Empathy is stepping into someone else’s shoes and “feeling what they feel”. Compassion is empathy combined with a proactive desire to help.
Application: We should ask, “What has God placed within my power to do?”
“Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.” Isaiah 6:8 (KJB)
In his Bible next to Isaiah 6:8, evangelist DL Moody wrote “I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. What I can do, I ought to do, and what I ought to do, by the grace of God, I will do”
III. Giving to the Helpless Is Lending Unto the LORD
Lending unto the LORD is one of the most astonishing statements in Scripture. The Lord does not say that giving to the poor is merely like lending to Him. He receives it as a personal loan made directly to Him.
The recipient is unable to repay:
- The widow has no husband to provide for her.
- The orphan has no father to defend him.
- The poor possesses nothing to return.
- The prisoner has no freedom, influence or opportunity to reward us.
That is precisely why God steps forward and says, in effect, “Put it on My account.”
“If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself. If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;” Philemon 1:17,18 (KJB)
Truth: The inability of the recipient to repay is what makes the Lord’s promise so powerful.
Application: We should not ask what these children can ever do for us. We should ask what we can do for the Lord by doing something for them.
IV. Pure Religion Remembers the Fatherless and Widows
“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.” James 1:27 (KJB)
Pure religion is more than preaching a sermon, singing a hymn or attending a service. It enters the place of affliction and brings the love of God with it. The word “visit” means far more than making a social call. It carries the idea of looking after someone, caring for that person and becoming involved in the need.
Truth: True faith reaches people where they are hurting.
Application: Our ministry to the Glory Fellowship children is not separate from preaching the gospel. It is one of the ways we demonstrate the reality of the gospel we preach.
V. Remembering Prisoners Is Part of Christian Ministry
“Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.” Hebrews 13:3 (KJB)
A prisoner can easily become nothing more than a number. God commands us to remember that there is still a soul inside that cell.
This is why sending King James Bibles into prisons matters. A prisoner may never meet the person who paid for his Bible, but God knows who gave, who prayed, who packed the box and who made the delivery possible.
“I was in prison, and ye came unto me.” Matthew 25:36 (KJB)
Matthew 25 has its doctrinal setting connected with the nations and Christ’s return, but its words reveal the Lord’s heart toward those who are suffering and forgotten.
Truth: Walls, bars and criminal records do not place a soul beyond the reach of God.
Application: A Bible placed in a prisoner’s hands may continue producing fruit long after the giver has gone home to be with the Lord.
VI. God Keeps a Perfect Record of Every Good Work
Human beings forget. Organizations lose records. Recipients may never know our names. But Heaven’s books never lose an entry.
“Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.” Ephesians 6:8 (KJB)
“For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.” Hebrews 6:10 (KJB)
Notice the strength of that statement: for God to forget faithful service would be unrighteous—and God cannot be unrighteous.
Truth: Nothing done for the Lord is ever wasted, overlooked or forgotten.
Application: Even when nobody applauds, publishes a photograph or says thank you, God records the deed.
VII. The Lord’s Repayment Is Not Merely Financial
“Pay him again” should not be reduced to a promise that giving ten dollars will automatically produce twenty dollars. God is not operating a heavenly investment scheme. Charismatics like Kenneth Copeland, Jesse DuPlantis, Andrew Wommack, Alan Dideo and others teach something called “The 100 Fold Return” and it is a blasphemous perversion of how God pays people back.
His repayment may include:
- Present provision in a time of personal need.
- Spiritual fruit credited to our heavenly account.
- Souls reached through what we supplied.
- Treasure preserved in Heaven.
- Reward at the Judgment Seat of Christ.
- An eternal inheritance received from the Lord.
“Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.” Philippians 4:17 (KJB)
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” 1 Peter 1:3-5 (KJB)
Paul described giving in the language of heavenly bookkeeping. The gift left the giver’s hand on earth, but fruit was deposited into his account in Heaven.
Truth: We give something temporary, but God can return something eternal.
Application: A dollar given for medicine is quickly spent, but the love, testimony and gospel fruit produced through it may remain forever.
VIII. The Full Repayment Comes at the Judgment Seat of Christ
The Christian does not work to earn salvation. Salvation is the free gift of God, received by grace through faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ. But after salvation, our service will be examined and rewarded.
“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.” 2 Corinthians 5:10 (KJB)
“Every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.” 1 Corinthians 3:8 (KJB)
“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.” Colossians 3:23–24 (KJB)
At the Judgment Seat of Christ, the Lord may reveal consequences we never saw on earth:
- The child who survived because medicine was provided.
- The family spared from disease because clean water became available.
- The prisoner who was saved after receiving a King James Bible.
- The widow who continued because someone helped her through a desperate season.
- The missionary who remained on the field because someone quietly supported him.
- The generations affected because one well was drilled.
That may be part of the wonder of repayment: discovering that a seemingly small act of obedience produced an eternal harvest.
IX. The Greatest Giving Expects Nothing From the Recipient
“But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.” Luke 14:13–14 (KJB)
“For they cannot recompense thee” is the heart of the matter. If we give only to those who can return the favor, we have conducted business. When we give to those who cannot repay us, we have acted by faith.
Truth: What the recipient cannot repay, the Lord promises to remember.
Application: The safest investment on earth may be a gift placed into the hands of someone who has absolutely no way to pay us back.
X. We Are Laying Hold on Eternal Life
“Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.” 1 Timothy 6:17–19 (KJB)
Money is uncertain, but the living God is certain. Everything we retain on earth will eventually be left behind. What we give in obedience to God is transferred into an account that death cannot touch.
Truth: We cannot take earthly possessions with us, but we can send treasure ahead.
Application: The medicine, water tank and proposed well are not simply ministry expenses. They are eternal investments placed into the hands of the Lord.
What Might the LORD’s Repayment Be Like?
Imagine standing before Jesus Christ and seeing the full story for the first time!!
You see children who lived because medicine reached them in time. You see others who escaped typhoid because clean water began flowing. You meet souls who heard the gospel because their physical suffering was relieved by Christians who cared. You discover that one act of giving continued producing fruit for years after you had forgotten making it.
Then the Lord—the One who saw every sacrifice, heard every prayer and recorded every gift—rewards you for what His grace enabled you to do.
We gave money; He returns eternal treasure.
We gave water; He reveals lives preserved.
We gave Bibles; He shows us souls reached.
We helped the forgotten; He proves that He never forgot us.
Closing Challenge
The question is not merely, “How much can I afford to give?” The deeper question is, “How much do I believe the Lord’s promise?” If God truly says that helping the poor is lending directly unto Him, then no gift given in faith is lost. No act of compassion is wasted. No sacrifice is forgotten. The widow, orphan, prisoner and poor person may never repay us—but the Lord has signed His name to the debt.
And one day, perhaps much sooner than we think, the books will be opened, the hidden fruit will be revealed, and the Lord Jesus Christ will pay it all back in a currency that will last forever. Now, where will the LORD repay us for what he lent unto Him? At the Judgment Seat of Christ that will take place in Heaven following the Rapture.
“Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building. According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.” 1 Corinthians 3:8-14 (KJB)
It is here that God will “pay you back” for whatever you went through, whatever you spent, whatever you sacrificed and for whatever you had to give up to finish the course He gave you to do. And Christian, believe me when I tell you, that, in that day, when God is giving you your heavenly reward, your inheritance, you will find He is paying you back at a 100-1 ratio. Beyond your wildest imagination. And you will wish you had done more for His Name.
“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” Romans 8:16-18 (KJB)
“For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:17,18 (KJB)
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When you contribute to this fundraising effort, you are helping us to do what the Lord called us to do. The money you send in goes primarily to the overall daily operations of this site. When people ask for Bibles, we send them out at no charge. When people write in and say how much they would like gospel tracts but cannot afford them, we send them a box at no cost to them for either the tracts or the shipping, no matter where they are in the world. We have a Gospel Billboard program. We are now broadcasting Bible studies, Podcasts and a Sunday Service 5 times a week, thanks to your generous donations. All this is possible because YOU pray for us, YOU support us, and YOU give so we can continue growing.
But whatever you do, don’t do nothing. Time is short and we need your help right now. The Lord has given us an open door with a tremendous ‘course’ for us to fulfill that will create an excellent experience at the Judgement Seat of Christ. Please pray for our efforts, and if the Lord leads you to donate, be as generous as possible. The war is REAL, the battle HOT and the time is SHORT…TO THE FIGHT!!!
“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” Titus 2:13 (KJB)
“Thank you very much!” – Geoffrey, editor-in-chief, NTEB
I Stand With The Jews Not Because Israel Is Perfect, But Because God Is Faithful, His Covenant Is Everlasting, And His Prophetic Word Concerning Jerusalem Cannot Fail
To say “I stand with the Jews” is not to deny Israel’s present unbelief, excuse every decision made by the modern state, or pretend that the Jewish people are righteous apart from Jesus Christ. It is to recognize the unmistakable testimony of Scripture: God made everlasting promises to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, preserved their descendants through centuries of dispersion and persecution, and has not cast away His people. The same Bible that reveals Israel’s rebellion also reveals Israel’s future restoration. Therefore, the Christian who stands with the Jews is not endorsing sin; he is refusing to join the nations in despising a people whom God still calls “beloved for the fathers’ sakes.” We can preach the gospel to the Jew, oppose unbelief and still reject the hatred, mockery and violence that have followed them across the centuries. Christian, I stand with the Jews according to God’s word. Where do you stand?
“As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes.” Romans 11:28 (KJB)
Standing with the Jews may place a Christian in an uncomfortable position, especially when both secular culture and parts of the professing Church turn against Israel. But faithfulness has never been measured by popularity. The prophets warned that the nations would gather against Jerusalem, while the apostles warned Gentile believers not to boast against the natural branches. Our duty is clear: pray for the peace of Jerusalem, defend the Jewish people against hatred, preach Jesus Christ as their true Messiah and trust God to fulfill every promise He made to them. Israel may be rebellious today, but God is not finished with Israel—and the Christian who believes the Bible should be willing to stand where God’s Word stands, even when that position is misunderstood or hated.
The Bible Believers Sunday Service: I Stand With The Jews
I Stand With The Jews – Introduction
On January 20, 1942, Nazi leaders met in Wannsee for the “final solution of the Jewish question”. Emigrating the Jews was a slow and inefficient process, and they needed something that would do the job faster. What follows is a transcript from that event.
“SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich, Head of the Security Police and the SD, opened the meeting with the announcement that the Reich Marshal had put him in charge of preparations for the final solution of the Jewish question. He noted that this conference had been convened to clarify fundamental questions. In the course of the practical implementation of the final solution, Europe will be combed through from West to East for Jews.
Priority will have to be given to the territory of the Reich, including the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, if only because of the housing issue and other socio-political needs. The evacuated Jews will first be taken, group by group, to so-called transit ghettos, from where they will be transported onwards to the East and the concentration camps. In large labour columns, separated by sex, the Jews capable of working will be dispatched to these regions to build roads. In the process, a large portion will undoubtedly drop out through natural reduction.”
This was the purpose of the Wannsee Conference: not to decide whether Europe’s Jews would be destroyed, but to ensure that the destruction proceeded without friction. Authority from Göring was cited. Ministries were aligned. Railways, police, and civil administrations were synchronized. The protocol calmly listed some eleven million Jews, country by country, marked for elimination. Genocide was no longer a campaign of violence on the margins of war; it was now a centrally coordinated state policy.
The moral language would come later—and it would be even more revealing. In October 1943, Heinrich Himmler addressed SS officers at Posen and spoke openly of what had been done. The extermination of the Jews, he said, was “a page of glory in our history that has never been written and shall never be written.” He praised his men for carrying out mass murder while remaining, in his words, “decent.” To kill women and children and still consider oneself honorable—that, Himmler insisted, required discipline, endurance, and loyalty. It was a “difficult,” even “thankless,” task.
“Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.” Jeremiah 16:16 (KJB)
“And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.” Jeremiah 29:14 (KJB)
I Stand With The Jews
Main Text
“As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.” Romans 11:28–29 (KJB)
Central Truth
The Jewish people are presently in spiritual blindness and unbelief, but God has not abandoned His covenant promises to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and David. The Christian is called to reject antisemitism, refuse to boast against Israel, preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Jew, and believe the promises concerning Israel’s future national redemption.
I. I STAND WITH THE JEWS BECAUSE GOD CHOSE THEM
God’s choosing of Israel did not originate in their goodness, greatness, or righteousness. It originated in His sovereign purpose and covenant faithfulness.
- God chose Abraham and his seed
“Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing. And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” Genesis 12:1-3 (KJB)
The Jewish people exist because God called one man, Abraham, and promised to make of him a great nation.
- The covenant passed through Isaac
“And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.” Genesis 17:19 (KJB)
God specifically declared that the covenant line would pass through Isaac.
- The covenant passed through Jacob
“And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.” Genesis 28:13 (KJB)
“And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.” Genesis 28:14 (KJB)
The promises were confirmed to Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel.
- Israel was chosen to be a peculiar people
“For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.” Deuteronomy 7:6 (KJB)
“The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people.” Deuteronomy 7:7 (KJB)
Truth
Israel’s chosen position rests upon God’s promise, not upon Israel’s performance.
Application
I stand with the Jews because God chose them, made covenant promises to their fathers, and declared that His calling cannot be reversed by human rebellion.
II. I STAND WITH THE JEWS WHILE RECOGNIZING THEIR PRESENT REBELLION
Standing with the Jewish people does not require pretending that modern Israel is spiritually righteous. The Bible openly records Israel’s sin, rebellion, unbelief, and rejection of the Messiah.
- Israel repeatedly rebelled against God
“But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.” Deuteronomy 32:15 (KJB)
“They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.” Deuteronomy 32:16 (KJB)
Israel’s chosen status never made Israel immune from chastisement.
- Israel rejected the prophets
“Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.” Nehemiah 9:26 (KJB)
- Israel rejected Jesus Christ
“He came unto his own, and his own received him not.” John 1:11 (KJB)
“But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him.” John 19:15 (KJB)
- Israel presently possesses zeal without saving knowledge
“Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.” Romans 10:1-3 (KJB)
- Israel is presently blinded in part
“What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.” Romans 11:7 (KJB)
“For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.” Romans 11:25 (KJB)
Truth
Israel is presently blinded, largely secular, and unbelieving toward Jesus Christ.
Application
I do not stand with Israel because Israel is sinless. I stand with Israel because God is faithful. I can acknowledge Israel’s rebellion without joining those who despise the Jewish people.
III. I STAND WITH THE JEWS BECAUSE GOD HAS NOT CAST THEM AWAY
The New Testament directly answers the question of whether God has finished with Israel.
- Paul’s answer is unmistakable
“I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid.” Romans 11:1 (KJB)
The phrase “God forbid” leaves no room for replacement theology.
- A believing Jewish remnant remains
“Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.” Romans 11:5 (KJB)
God has always preserved a remnant of believing Jews.
- Israel’s fall is not final
“I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.” Romans 11:11 (KJB)
Israel stumbled, but Israel did not fall beyond recovery.
- Israel remains beloved because of the fathers
“As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.” Romans 11:28,29 (KJB)
God does not revoke His covenant calling because of human failure.
Truth
Israel’s present unbelief has not cancelled God’s future purpose.
Application
I stand with the Jews because the God who made the promises has not changed His mind.
IV. I STAND WITH THE JEWS BECAUSE THE GENTILES WERE WARNED NOT TO BOAST
Paul warned Gentile believers against pride, arrogance, and contempt toward Israel.
- Gentiles were grafted into spiritual blessings
“And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree.” Romans 11:17 (KJB)
- Gentiles are commanded not to boast
“Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.” Romans 11:18 (KJB)
- Gentiles are warned against pride
“Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear.” Romans 11:20 (KJB)
- God is able to graft Israel in again
“And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.” Romans 11:23 (KJB)
Truth
The Church has no biblical right to become proud, boastful, or hateful toward the Jewish people.
Application
A Christian who despises the Jews is boasting against the branches and ignoring a direct apostolic warning.
V. I STAND WITH THE JEWS BECAUSE GOD GAVE THEM THE SCRIPTURES AND THE PROMISES
The Jewish people were the human channel through which God gave the world His written revelation and the promised Messiah.
- The oracles of God were committed to the Jews
“What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.” Romans 3:1,2 (KJB)
- The covenants and promises belong to Israel
“Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises.” Romans 9:4 (KJB)
- Jesus Christ came through Israel according to the flesh
“Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.” Romans 9:5 (KJB)
- Salvation came to the world through the Jews
“Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.” John 4:22 (KJB)
Truth
The Bible, the prophets, the covenants, and the earthly lineage of Jesus Christ all came through Israel.
Application
Christians should possess humility and gratitude toward the people through whom God brought His written Word and His incarnate Son into the world.
VI. I STAND WITH THE JEWS BECAUSE THE LAND WAS PROMISED TO THEM
The land of Israel is not merely a modern political invention. Its boundaries and ownership were established by covenant.
- God promised the land to Abraham’s seed
“In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates.” Genesis 15:18 (KJB)
- The land was given as an everlasting possession
“And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.” Genesis 17:8 (KJB)
- The land belongs to God
“The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.” Leviticus 25:23 (KJB)
- Jerusalem occupies a unique place in God’s purpose
“Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.” Psalm 2:6 (KJB)
“For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.” Psalm 132:13 (KJB)
Truth
Israel’s connection to the land is rooted in divine covenant, though Israel has never yet possessed the full promised territory in permanent peace.
Application
I stand with Israel’s biblical right to the land while remembering that the complete fulfillment awaits the reign of Jesus Christ.
VII. I STAND WITH THE JEWS WITHOUT EXCUSING EVERY ACTION OF THEIR GOVERNMENT
Biblical support for Israel is not blind political loyalty. No government is above moral judgment.
- God judged Israel’s rulers
“Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed.” Isaiah 10:1 (KJB)
“The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof.” Isaiah 3:14 (KJB)
- The prophets confronted Israel’s sins
“Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.” Micah 3:9 (KJB)
- Christians must judge matters righteously
“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.” John 7:24 (KJB)
Truth
Supporting the Jewish people does not mean declaring every decision of the Israeli government righteous.
Application
I can defend Israel’s existence, reject antisemitism, and believe God’s promises while still judging political conduct according to truth and righteousness.
VIII. I STAND WITH THE JEWS BY PREACHING JESUS CHRIST TO THEM
True love for the Jewish people includes a desire for their salvation.
- Religious heritage cannot save
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23 (KJB)
- Jesus Christ is the only way to the Father
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” John 14:6 (KJB)
- There is no salvation in any other name
“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 (KJB)
- The gospel is to the Jew first
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” Romans 1:16 (KJB)
- Paul’s burden was for Israel’s salvation
“Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.” Romans 10:1 (KJB)
Truth
A Jewish person is not saved by ethnicity, circumcision, law-keeping, ancestry, or residence in Israel.
Application
I do not truly love the Jewish people if I defend them politically but refuse to tell them about their Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ.
IX. I STAND WITH THE JEWS BECAUSE THE PROPHETS FORETELL THEIR NATIONAL REPENTANCE
Israel’s present spiritual blindness will not last forever.
- Israel will look upon the One whom they pierced
“And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced.” Zechariah 12:10 (KJB)
- Israel will mourn in national repentance
“And the land shall mourn, every family apart.” Zechariah 12:12 (KJB)
- A fountain will be opened for cleansing
“In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.” Zechariah 13:1 (KJB)
- The Jewish remnant will call upon the Lord
“And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.” Zechariah 13:9 (KJB)
Truth
The prophets foretell a future Jewish remnant that will recognize, mourn for, and call upon the Lord.
Application
I stand with the Jews because I know their present blindness is not the end of their story.
X. I STAND WITH THE JEWS BECAUSE JESUS CHRIST WILL RETURN TO JERUSALEM
The Second Advent is centered upon Israel, Jerusalem, and the return of Israel’s rejected King.
- Christ will stand upon the Mount of Olives
“Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east.” Zechariah 14:3,4 (KJB)
- Jerusalem will behold her King
“Behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation.” Zechariah 9:9 (KJB)
The first coming fulfilled the presentation of the King; the Second Advent will bring His visible reign.
- Israel will finally receive the One they rejected
“For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.” Matthew 23:39 (KJB)
- The Deliverer will come out of Sion
“And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer. For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.” Romans 11:26,27 (KJB)
Truth
At the Second Advent, the Lord Jesus Christ will return physically, visibly, and victoriously to Jerusalem.
Application
I stand with the Jews because their Messiah is coming back to redeem the remnant, destroy Israel’s enemies, and establish His kingdom.
XI. I STAND WITH THE JEWS BECAUSE GOD WILL JUDGE THE NATIONS THAT ATTACK THEM
The prophets repeatedly warn that the nations will gather against Jerusalem in the last days.
- The nations will gather against Jerusalem
“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about. And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people.” Zechariah 12:2,3 (KJB)
- God will seek to destroy the nations that attack Jerusalem
“And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.” Zechariah 12:9 (KJB)
- All nations will gather against Jerusalem
“For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle.” Zechariah 14:2 (KJB)
- The nations will be judged according to their treatment of Israel
“For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat. And will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.” Joel 3:1,2 (KJB)
Truth
The final global attack upon Israel will bring the direct intervention and judgment of God.
Application
I will not join the hatred that Scripture says will ultimately consume the nations. I will stand on the side of God’s revealed purpose.
XII. I STAND WITH THE JEWS EVEN WHEN IT IS UNPOPULAR
Biblical truth has never depended upon public approval.
- The believer must obey God rather than men
“Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.” Acts 5:29 (KJB)
- The servant of Christ cannot live for human approval
“For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.” Galatians 1:10 (KJB)
- Truth may create enemies
“Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?” Galatians 4:16 (KJB)
- The believer must stand
“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.” 1 Corinthians 16:13 (KJB)
Truth
Standing with the Jewish people may bring opposition from secular society, religious institutions, and even professing Christians.
Application
My position is not determined by public opinion. It is determined by the written Word of God.
WHAT “I STAND WITH THE JEWS” DOES NOT MEAN
It does not mean:
- That Jewish people are automatically saved.
- That modern Israel is living under the Law of Moses.
- That every Israeli politician or military action is righteous.
- That Christians should worship the nation of Israel.
- That the Church and Israel are the same body.
- That the Church has replaced Israel.
- That Jewish unbelief should be ignored.
- That the gospel should be withheld from the Jewish people.
WHAT “I STAND WITH THE JEWS” DOES MEAN
It means:
- I reject antisemitism in every form.
- I recognize God’s covenant promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- I believe the land promises will be fulfilled literally.
- I refuse to boast against the natural branches.
- I pray for the salvation of the Jewish people.
- I preach Jesus Christ as Israel’s only Messiah and Saviour.
- I believe Israel’s blindness is temporary.
- I believe a Jewish remnant will be redeemed.
- I believe Jesus Christ will return to Jerusalem.
- I believe God will keep every promise He made.
CLOSING TRUTH
Israel is presently blinded, but not abandoned.
Israel is presently unbelieving, but not forgotten.
Israel is presently scattered and surrounded by enemies, but not removed from God’s prophetic plan.
The Christian does not stand with the Jews because they are always right. The Christian stands with the Jews because God is always right.
CLOSING CHALLENGE
Will you believe God’s promises when the world mocks them?
Will you reject antisemitism even when hatred of the Jews becomes socially acceptable?
Will you pray for Israel’s salvation instead of merely arguing about Israel’s politics?
Will you love the Jewish people enough to defend them from hatred and enough to preach Jesus Christ to them?
Will you stand with the Jews when doing so causes others to stand against you?
“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.” Psalm 122:6 (KJB)
I stand with the Jews—not because Israel is without sin, but because God is without repentance concerning His gifts, His calling, His covenants, and His promises.
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